The muscle that is responsible for supporting the arm and movement of the scapula.
What is the trapezius muscle
100
This nerve root innervates the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles
What is C3
100
ask the patient to shrug their shoulder, this muscle is located on the side of the neck
What is the levator scapulae muscle
200
This nerve innervates both the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and the Trapezius muscles
What is the accessory nerve
200
This muscle is responsible for the pronation of the arm.
What is the pronator teres muscle
200
This nerve root innervates the deltoid and biceps muscle
What is C5
200
this muscle can be found several ways, but optimal visualization will be with the patient lying down with head turned away, ask the patient to raise their head off of the bed. Located in the neck.
What is the sternocliediomastoid muscle
300
This nerve innervates the biceps muscle
What is the musculocutaneous nerve
300
This muscle is responsible for the abduction of the fifth digit.
What is the abductor digiti minimi
300
This nerve root innervates the triceps and the hand intrinsic muscles
What is C8
300
This muscle is found with the palm up, having the patient raise thier thumb up to the ceiling against resistance.
What is the abductor pollicis brevis muscle
400
This nerve innervates the Abductor policis Brevis and the pronator teres muscles
What is the median nerve
400
This muscle is repsonsible for the abduction of the shoulder.
What is the deltoid muscle
400
This nerve root innervates the sternocliediomastoid muscle
What is C2
400
This muscle is found by having the patient abduct the wrist or flex the wrist against resistance
What is the flexor carpi radialis muscle
500
This nerve innervates the first dorsal interosseous and abductor digiti minimi muscles
What is the ulnar nerve
500
This muscle is responsible for the opposition and extension of the thumb.
What is the first dorsal interosseous muscle.
500
This nerve root is not commonly tested in the IOM setting.
What is C1
500
This muscle is found by havign the patient flex their arm against resistance. hint: proximal half of medial forearm